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13,459 articles from BBC Science/Nature

• MONDAY 31. MARCH, 2008
• 13:03 Excavation starts at Stonehenge

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  The first dig inside the ring at Stonehenge in more than four decades hopes finally to resolve its mysteries.  

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• 11:46 Rooks team up to solve problems

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  Researchers reveal how pairs of rooks are able to co-operate to solve difficult problems.  

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• 03:27 Call for curbs on Antarctic ships

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  Campaigners call for restrictions on ships in Antarctic waters to preserve the local environment.  

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• 03:26 Why Antarctica needs our care

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  The growing risk of serious shipping accidents and pollution in Antarctic waters mean tougher rules are needed.  

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• 03:21 Racial clues in bowel cancer find

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  Scientists identify three more genes that raise bowel cancer risk, including one only affecting some races.  

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• SUNDAY 30. MARCH, 2008
• 00:17 Cities switch off for environment

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  Cities around the world, starting with Sydney, switch off the lights for an hour to highlight climate change.  

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• SATURDAY 29. MARCH, 2008
• 22:59 Space freighter's approach and go

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  Europe's "Jules Verne" freighter demonstrates its navigation capabilities in front of the space station.  

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• 11:36 Cities dim lights for environment

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  Cities around the world, starting with Sydney, switch off the lights for an hour to highlight climate change.  

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• FRIDAY 28. MARCH, 2008
• 23:42 'Stranglehold' on science funding

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  Science and innovation is being stifled by the government, says shadow chancellor George Osborne.  

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• 20:28 Space truck ready for rehearsals

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  Europe's ATV freighter lines itself up for practice docking manoeuvres at the space station.  

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• 11:21 Oldest record voices sing again

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  An "ethereal" 10 second clip of a French folk song has been played for the first time in 150 years.  

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• THURSDAY 27. MARCH, 2008
• 19:01 Silicon chips stretch into shape

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  Normally fragile and brittle silicon microchips are made to bend and fold by scientists in the US.  

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• 18:36 Crusaders 'left genetic legacy'

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  Scientists have detected the faint genetic traces left by medieval crusaders in the Middle East.  

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• 12:57 Warning on plastic's toxic threat

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  Plastic waste in the oceans poses a potentially devastating long-term toxic threat to the food chain, marine scientists say.  

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• 10:10 UK and France hold nuclear talks

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  French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Gordon Brown discuss nuclear energy and illegal immigration.  

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• 02:07 Endeavour touches down in Florida

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  The US space shuttle Endeavour lands in Florida after a record mission to the International Space Station.  

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• 01:20 Cells' disease machinery silenced

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  A cell "silencing" technique used to cut cholesterol in monkeys raises hopes of new ways to fight many diseases.  

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• WEDNESDAY 26. MARCH, 2008
• 19:28 Spain dig yields ancient European

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  A jawbone and teeth found in Spain are from one of the oldest known humans in Europe, scientists say.  

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• 19:07 Rocket planes seek market share

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  California-based XCOR releases details of the rocket plane it hopes will capture a sizeable share of the future space tourism market.  

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• 15:23 'Cool' elephants caught on film

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  The tactics used by elephants to keep their cool in extreme desert heat have been caught on camera.  

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• 11:42 'Biggest UK space impact found'

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  Evidence for the largest meteorite ever to strike the British Isles has been found by a team of scientists.  

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• 11:33 New 'battle of Midway' over plastic

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  Our correspondent David Shukman sees first hand the struggle to prevent Pacific albatrosses eating plastic.  

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• 11:09 Call to expand UK nuclear power

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  Business secretary John Hutton calls for a "significant expansion" in nuclear power to replace North Sea oil.  

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• 09:20 Finches buck trend in UK gardens

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  The RSPB's annual UK garden survey shows a rise in sightings of finches, but a fall in birds overall.  

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• 06:17 Dolphin woos with wood and grass

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  Male river dolphins in Brazil are found to use sticks and grass to attract the opposite sex and see off rivals.  

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